It is suggested that the level crossings are one of the causes of traffic hold ups as the trains cross the High Street not by bridges or tunnels but via twin level crossings.

Sound familiar?

In the video, the High Street in Lincoln continues to be regularly closed by passing trains although there is now only one line as the route into St Marks station was closed in 1985.

Photo: British Film Institute

A reporter at the time also looks into Lincoln’s ‘terrible’ congestion, which not only caused traffic misery but was believed to have a knock-on effect on the fabric of the city causing serious damage to the cathedral and the even older Roman remains.